"Women will create over half of the 9.72 million new small business jobs expected to be established by 2018," said Fran Pastore, president and CEO of the Stamford-based Women's Business Development Council, in a statement that came out last week. "And according to Forbes Magazine, 92 percent of female entrepreneurs agree the stage is set for even more women to launch businesses this year."

The panel will address four issues pertaining to entrepreneurs: access to capital, access to markets, and jobs creation and growth and data.

Zahn is a former anchor with ABC News, CBS News, Fox News and CNN. She is the executive producer and host of "On the Case with Paula Zahn," a show on the Investigation Discovery channel that uncovers stories about the country's justice system.